From Elsewhere: Scottish politics is a cess pit.
Like many Englishmen I was initially somewhat ambivalent about the creation of a Scottish Parliament by the Blair government. I could see that it…
Politics
In Britain everything is policed except actual crime.
In the United Kingdom our once lauded and admired police forces are now getting a reputation for policing everything in society except crime. The…
From Elsewhere: Trust in police declines. Is anyone remotely surprised about that?
The More In Common organisation has undertaken a survey about public views of the police and they don’t, either for the police or for…
Quote of the Day. 27th January 2023
On the subject of the trustworthiness of our current pretend conservative government. Looking at the current shambles in Westminster I find that it’s difficult to…
Thinking of trusting the Labour Party? Might not be a good idea.
Sir Keir Starmer is getting very good at presenting himself as someone bland but potentially competent. After twelve years of the Tories failing to…
Welcome to the United Kingdom of Clownworld, where police officers cannot read or write.
It’s rarely a day goes by these days when I do not come across something that makes London’s Metropolitan Police look bad. There’s the…
Are you still clapping the NHS? If so then stop.
It’s a day of the week with a ‘y’ in it so it must be another day to talk about yet another example of…
From Elsewhere: University Challenged. Britain’s university sector is in a complete mess.
If you have concerns about the direction that Britain’s higher education sector is going then you will probably be interested in a recent article…
Some thoughts on free speech champion Ira Glasser’s comments on the value of free speech and the danger of speech restrictions
Ira Glasser is a giant in the world of freedom of speech. From his work with the American Civil Rights movement and later on…
Let’s meet some more Met accused of serious crimes.
A few days ago a story broke about two retired Metropolitan Police officers who were charged with various child sex charges and who will…
